Gerrard on mission to overcome Owen hype

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BY SPENDING last night on his backside, Michael Owen took a mighty step closer to Real Madrid. Restricted to the substitutes’ bench for a fixture that will play a defining role in Liverpool’s immediate future, the England international now seems destined to leave Anfield within the next few days, breaking an association of 13 years.

At least Owen will leave the club optimistic about reaching the group stage of the Champions League. As Newcastle United discovered a year ago, failure in Graz would have been disastrous and divisive, but two fine goals from Steven Gerrard, who rebuffed Chelsea’s advances recently,